A 62-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate presents with cough, fever, and pleuritic chest pain. CRP is elevated. CXR...

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A 62-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate presents with cough, fever, and pleuritic chest pain. CRP is elevated. CXR shows right lower lobe consolidation. Which antibiotic is appropriate initially in the community?

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Co-amoxiclav 625 mg three times daily

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Amoxicillin 500 mg three times daily

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Doxycycline 200 mg stat then 100 mg daily

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Clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily plus amoxicillin

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Levofloxacin 500 mg once daily

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Community-acquired pneumonia

A 62-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate presents with cough, fever, and pleuritic chest pain. CRP is elevated. CXR shows right lower lobe consolidation. Which antibiotic is appropriate initially in the community?